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Administration February 14, 2011
SPARK Finalizes 403(b) Info Sharing Standards
February 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Following a recent two-week public comment period on a draft version, the SPARK Institute has released a final updated version of its information sharing best practices for 403(b) plans.
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Larry Goldbrum, General Counsel said “This update of Version 1.04 reflects certain industry developments that occurred since it was originally published in June 2009.” . He said there were no significant changes to the draft as a result of public comments. The effective date of the updated version is October 1, 2011.
The new stanards are here. .
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